Dr. Louise Young Oral History
Object number2006.001.0048
Date09/22/2006
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Dr. Louise Young
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 49 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Louise Young. A longtime women's rights and LGBTQ rights activist, Young was influenced and inspired by President Kennedy. A Kennedy campaign volunteer during the 1960 election, she was attending high school in Oklahoma at the time of the assassination. Since the 1970s, Young has been an active leader with the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 22, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-nine minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryThe Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong Papers are housed at The Dallas Way, an LGBTQ history organization. The Young/Armstrong papers include documents, photographs and other materials related to the Dallas gay rights movement from the 1970s through the 1990s. This digitized collection may be accessed via the Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas: Louise Young and Vivienne Armstrong Papers (The Dallas Way) - The Portal to Texas History (unt.edu). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
In addition to this oral history, Dr. Young moderated a Museum panel discussion, "Call to Action: The Gay Rights Movement in Dallas," on July 12, 2006. The full program may be accessed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Call To Action: The Gay Rights Movement in Dallas - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
